Bottle-closure



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W. RODIGER.

BOTTLE .GLOSURR No. 385,011. PatentedJune 26. 1888."

UNITED STATES PATENT Orman.

WILLIAM RODIGER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BOTTLEy-CLOSURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 385,011, dated Junezc, 1888.

Applicntionfiled May 8, 1888. Serial BT02735255. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, VILLIAM RODIGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bottle-Oovers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, simple, and easily-operated cover opening upwardly for ink or other small bottles; and the invention consists in the features and details of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of an ink-bottle with my improved cover applied thereto; Fig. 2, a plan view of the encircling baud before it is bent around the bottleneck; Fig. 3, a perspective view of the band with its,upwardly-projecting portion bent 4or turned downwardlyto form a loop-hinge; and

. Fig. 4, a sectional view of Fig. 1, particularly showing the hinge.

A is the bottle; B, the band encircling` the neck thereof; b, anupwardly-projecting por-4 tion of the band to form ahinge, and b' a hole in one end of the band; O, the cap or cover of the bottle, and c a hole or slot therein through which theprojectiug portion of the band passes to form the connecting-hinge.

In constructing my improved inkbottle cover I makeaband of sufficient length to form the neck of the bottle, and iu one end of this band I cut a hole or slotlarge enough to allow the other end,which is made smaller by tapering or otherwise, to pass through it. After the band is closely drawn around the bottleneck, the end which has been passed through the hole is bent back upon itself, and both ends thus securely fastened together. I prefer to make this band of sheet metal and to have it narrow to iit snugly into a groove in the neck of the bottle.

The encircling band is provided with an iutegral portion which extends upwardly and is adapted to be bent over inwardly to form a loop or hinge for securing the cap or cover. The cover is provided with a hole or slot adapted to receive this upwardly-extending portion, which is slipped in place before the band is secured around the neck of the bottle. The end of the upwardly-projecting portion, which is bent or turned downward to form a hi nge attachment for the cover, may be passed and held between the band and the neck of the bottle; or, being bent over,but not extending down to or below the edge of the band, su'ch end may be held between the straightor` upright part of the projecting portion and the rim or upper edge of the bottle-neckV A band with an upwardly-projccting portion adapted to be secured in this latter way is shown in Fig. 3, and of course it will be understood that the only essential requirement in this respect is that the end of the projecting portion shall pass down far enough to press against or come in contact with some part `of the bottle to prevent its straightening or pulling out. Whether it passes down far enough to be held between the band and the neck of the bottle or only far enough to press against the upper edge or rim of the bottle neck, the arrangement is such that the hinge thusformed will make a permanent and secure fastening for the cover.

The cover, which is ofshect metal, is of course made of a suitable size and shape to fit over and close the top of the bottle. At the side opposite the hinge it isprovided with an inte gral spring thumb-piece, which is so curved that when the cover is closed it will spring or fit over the swell on the upper part of the bottle-neck,and thus firmly hold the bottlecover down in position. When it is desired to open the bottle, an upward pressure on this thumby piece will be sufficient to release the same and throw the cover back upon its hinge.

1. In combination with a bottle, a closure comprising a lid,a band tting around the neck of the bottle, andan integral portion extending upwardly from the band, having its upper end passed through a hole in thelid and bent or turned over inwardly in contact with the upper part of the bottleneck,whereby it is prevented from straightening or pulling out, substantially as described.

2. In combination with a bottleya closure comprising a lid having a thumb-piece for holding it in position and opening it upwardly, a band fitting around the neck of the bottle, and an integral portion extending upwardly from the band, having its upper end passed through a hole in the lid and bent or turned over inwardly in contact with the upper part of theboLtle-i1eel ,wl1ereby it is prevented from u hole in the lid and bent or turned over in- Io straightening or pulling out, substantially as wardly and passed downwardly between the described. band and the bottle-neck, whereby it is pre- 3. In combination with a bottle, u closure I vented from straightening or pulling out, sub- 5 eomprisingalid havingathumb'piece forholdi stantially as described.

ing it in position and opening it upwardly, a VVILLAM RODIGER.

band fitting around the neck of the bottle, and A W'itnesses:

au integral portion extending upwardly from EPHRAIM BANNING,

the band,lmving its upper end passed through GEORGE S. PAYsoN. 

